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W President Se Sets s Forth Fort f r m of f Justi Justice Justice- e. e to rt All Foreigners J- J J. v J-v ft i MEXICO CITY June June Juna Mexican 21 Mexican c petroleum laws based upon article A twenty seven seven of or the tho constitution na- na deposits ot of oil of-oil oil which arv ar- ar v l b the be liberally interpreted will Adolfo no oi t be retroactive e ret c declared d i j de la Huerta provisional president to foreign correspondents today Senor I de e. e la Huerta spoke freely in n discuss discuss- n P problems problem before the country being host aka at-a t- t luncheon gIven the given the to-the newspaper newspaper news news- paper p p r in men n. n J The 10 policy of friendship toward for- for fore e 11 nations s 's especially the United States ti tates together with the i of f f. f contracted debts of or the f Mexican I tl a republic lc is a a part of the pro- pro I j IBi mal v presidents president's program I ft- ft f 1 REPLIES TO QUESTIONS r During the two hours the tho president t talked with the correspondents he an- an t. t a rapid fire of questions with a i frankness Once 3 he ha hap had a 1 j sudden udden attack of or illness and was forced 1 forced to cease speaking ing for several everal V mor moments moment's This attack which alarmed 1 V the r g guests ests came when the he provisional i j president was talking of the uprising i 1 against Carranza and aid had had said orders r h had d been given General Tuan Juan S S. Tortes Tor- Tor ires re tes at Hermosillo to arrest de la but ut that when the general arriVed cd In Sonora he refused to obey ohey tile the UiE orders The provisional pro president refused to leave the the- table lable because of ofT T his lip illness and In ina a few minutes he hei i resumed his narration of events e lie Jle e not throw any new light upon J events attending the Sonora revolt which spread to all parts of the republic republic re- re 1 pu public Uc and finally res resulted in n the fi fyi ht and death of ot Carranza Asked specifically what h meant by r legally contracted the president r dent replied laughingly Vj J Please lease do o not c confuse me with tie the former president Victoriano I although our names are almost alike aUke alike j With regard to a It Mexican foreign Joan he he evaded the Issue by def de- de f Glaring i It x These conversations with foreign I T journalists are tare the first steps which have been taken in this direction VILLA MERE BANDIT Mexico faces tw two problems problems' at present sent he continued These are 1 I the economic and military problems Mexico is more completely pacified l n now w than during the time of Porfirio r r Diaz z Villa VI la whose status is that of amere J ra mere bandit Is not a military problem Airplanes are being sent to 1 3 locate Villa who pursued relentlessly soon toon will be eliminated i The iTh organization of the army army while difficult will be accomplished without ut delay under the leadership of P. P Elias Ellas Calles Canes the war war minister t. t Asked regarding censorship of or news dispatches the president declared he pe had not been aware of the censorship censorship censor- censor ship and turning to his chief of J starr Colonel Ramirez he ordered that the tho censorship be abolished im- im mediately He explained the censorship censor censor- r j ship probably was left over from the ther r former administration j t BANKING POLICY i With regard to the administration J 1 policy toward the banks De la Huerta said Baid every assistance and guarantee would be given private banking enterprises enterprises enterprises enter enter- but that but that the g government would establish a national bank with the privilege lege of Issuing secured paper currency The same flame enlightened attitude toward banking would be assumed ashad as ashad had been assumed toward thE the thet pc- pc interests he stated the gov- gov making making- to meet them half way in order to gain the friendship and respect of of the nations and take lake its rightful place with the civilized governments go CARRANZA'S DEATH President De La Huerta described Carranza's death as the only blot upon the revolution Continuing he said An investigation of or this tragedy Is Isnow isnow now In the hands of the judicial authorities au au au- into whose proceedings proceedings' I legally Interfere Personally and unofficially I think Adolfo Herrero Herrero Herrero Her- Her rero should be arrested but as I have explained I said nothing Carranza's is death was never Intended by the leaders leaders leaders lead lead- lead lead- ers of the revolution who did all aU in their power to prevent harming him JAPANESE TREATY The president was then questioned question d regarding the reported treaty n negotiated negotiated go- go between Japan and the Carranza Carranza Carranza Car Car- ranza government Among ong th the government he said in reply I have encountered encountered encountered such ai a d document You say a Japan Japanese se ship landed arms at Manzanillo Manza Manza- nillo for Carranza Perhaps If It thais that tha thatis t is true they were Intended for the th subjugation of the state of of f Sonora Present at the lunch luncheon m on on the presidents president's Invitation were ten of foreign organizations In Including including in- in eluding those from the United States Spain Cuba and Chile I |